Colored water-proof fabric



(Specimens.)

VT. HAWLEY.

GoLoRRLD WATER PROOF FABRIC.

Patented JR11.6,1885.

IlNiTnn STATES PATENT @tric THEODORE IIAVLEY, OF FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT.

COLORED WATER-PROOF FABRIC.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 310,275, dated January 6, 1885.

Application filed July 14, 1884. (Specimens.)

T0 LLZZ whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that l, THEoDoRE HAWLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fairfield, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Colored Vater-Proof Fabrics; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to the manufacture ot' colored water-proof fabrics of that class in which the water-proof compound is run from the calender onto a textile or felted fabric of any suitable quality, and has for its object `to produce a fabric which, shall be wholly unaffected by the extremes of heat and cold, shall be soft and pliable, thoroughly Waterproof, and at the same time much less expensive to produce t-han any colored Water-` proof fabric known to the trade. Heretofore, in the manufacture of this class of fabrics in order to color them properly it has been necessary to grind the colors into the waterproof compound, which, as a matter of course, has necessitated the use of pure gum, thereby rendering the fabric very expensive. I have discovered that I can make a water -proof fabric equally soft, pliable, and serviceable with the fabrics now in use, and at much less expense, by applying` an uncolored vulcanizable compound to the backing, in other words, running it onto the backing from the calender, then finishing the surface in any desired color by applying, with a brush or in any suitable manner, the coloring material in the form of an oil-dressing, and then vulcanizing the completed fabric in the ordinary manner.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a plan view illustrating the application of the water-proof compound to the cloth which forms the backing, and the application of the coloring material to the water-proof surface; and Fig. 2 is an edge view of a piece of the cloth, greatly enlarged, showing the different component parts of the completed water proof fabric.

A represents the backing, which may be a -erably directly from the calender.

textile fabric, as shown; or, if preferred, a felted fabric or leather may be used.

B represents the water-proof compound, which is applied in any suitable manner, Vpref- 'Ihe composition of this compound forms no part of my present invention, as any vulcanigaable compound may be used, the amount of pure gir'chtained therein having no effect upon the color of the completed fabric.

C represents thelalergfgoloring material, which consists of any suitabllo'rffdepending, of course, on the exact shade which it is desired to produca) prepared in oil and applied to the surface of the water-prooi` compound in any suitable manner. application ot' the color, the fabric is vulcanized in the usual manner.

The most valuable feature of my invention or discovery lies in the fact that the oil-drcss ing orcompound containing the color unites with the groundwork of water-proof material, becoming thoroughly incorporated therewith, and after vulcanization as solid as the water-proof compound. This color-dressing of course varies, kdepending upon the shade which it is desired to produce. l

To make all the ordinary colors, I prepare the dressing substantially as follows: Into a gallon of raw oil I put about an ounce of sulphur, then boil the oil. For this quantity of oil I take about a quarter of a pound of the color, using ordinary mineral colors, the French colors being decidedly preferable. This color I grind in about a quart of turpentine, then mix with the oil. The quantities I have given are approximate quantities only, as in the mixing of this dressing, as in all dressings, paints, and varnishes, much must be left to the individual skill and judgment of the person compounding it, and, as stated above, the quantities will vary with the different shades.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. The improvement in the art of manufacturing water-proof fabrics, which consists in running a groundwork of uncolored vulcanizable material upon a suitable backing, then producing the desired 'color by applying a Ico 55 After the dressing consisting of the color suitably pre- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in pared in oil, and finally vuleanizing the fabric presence of two Witnesses. in the ordinary manner.

2. As a new manufacture, a water-proof fab- THEODORE HAVLEY. rio in which uncolored Water-proof material is laid upon a suitable baeking,ancl the desired color obtained by laying an oil-dressing,` upon the Water-proof material, substantially as described.

1 ftnessesz A. M. Woosrnn, A. B. FAIRcHiL'n. 

